In exchange for the generous compensation, the Massachusetts fund reaped bigger gains from private equity than from any other investment it made.
Slow down! Boston speed limit change takes effect in Jan. The city?s default speed limit will become 25 mph in January.
Hampshire College
JOAN VENNOCHI
The American flag Hampshire College took down after it was set on fire in apparent protest over Trump?s election should go back up.
Pilot told Colombia controllers he had ?no fuel? before crashingThe pilot of the plane carrying a soccer team said he had run out of fuel and desperately pleaded for permission to land before he crashed.
Pelosi holds off challenge for leadership postThe California Democrat turned back a challenge from Ohio Representative Tim Ryan to be re-elected minority leader.
Four lanes were closed as State Police investigated the crash, but the lanes reopened just before 3 p.m.
Romney, Giuliani make the cut for Trump?s secretary of state finalistsPresident-elect Donald Trump?s drama-ridden selection process for secretary of state has narrowed to four finalists.
Ohio State attacker may have been influenced by Al Qaeda clericInvestigators believe Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed in a 2011 drone strike, may have been an influence in Monday?s rampage.
Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez want to ban use of cellphone evidenceThe former Patriots tight end is set to be tried next year for a 2012 South End double homicide.
City of Cambridge
The city recently eliminated left-hand turns at a key intersection in the square, which has led to the influx in tickets.
A new feature allows users to watch a time-lapse of 33 satellite pictures of Boston between 1984 and 2016.
Ground Game
Why is Jill Stein pushing for recounts, again?There?s understandably a lot of confusion over Stein?s intentions for these costly legal proceedings.
Eric Fehrnstrom
?Shake hands? is what my baseball coach used to tell us after every game, win or lose.
Now you can binge-watch Netflix while offline Users can download TV shows and movies and watch them later in places where Internet access is limited, expensive, or unavailable.
Capital Source
The time Tim Ryan?s peanut butter was confiscated by the TSABack in 2007, US Representative Tim Ryan had an unfortunate encounter at a New Hampshire airport.
Pat and Dina Lacey were new parents when doctors discovered a tumor in their baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer. Read the full story, ?The Power of Will,? coming Thursday.
Mario Batali owns 200 pairs of orange Crocs. And they hang from his office ceiling. As he wandered the new Eataly Boston marketplace in a pair of his trademark footwear, the celebrity chef revealed just how deep his devotion to the shoes runs.
An exhibit that was closed when some students complained about a painting depicting Ku Klux Klan members is reopening ? with some changes.
Opinion | Philip W. Johnston and Laura Hagen
Stop the Blue Hills deer huntsA dangerous, controversial, and divisive hunt has been introduced in the Blue Hills Reservation.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
The Desperate and the Dead: The ?new asylums?There may be no worse place for mentally ill people to receive treatment than prison, yet a growing number end up in the ?new asylums.?
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The Big picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.
The second-round Celtics pick was excelling at Maine before hurting his shoulder but is due back soon.
A water main break led to flooding in the neighborhood for about three hours before several fires were reported in manholes nearby.
President Barack Obama tamped down any speculation that first lady Michelle Obama may one day run for office herself.
Turns out, it's the Millennium Tower in San Francisco that's in the news.
A prosecutor said Officer Brentley Vinson?s actions in killing Keith Lamont Scott were justified.
In Boston itself, year-to-date sales increased a slight 0.9 percent, but median prices soared by 10.6 percent to $566,000.
The ?Orange Is the New Black? actress shared her inspiring personal story.
A family that gained a reputation for its glorious Trinidadian rollups has set up shop ? but be prepared to wait.
ground game
Where do the Democrats go from here?Perhaps the bigger problem for Democrats moving forward is the fact they don?t even know how to think about the future of the party.
Design New England
A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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Aaron Hernandez sues company that records jailhouse phone calls
Trump?s revenge on Romney
Could quiet Presque Isle, Maine, be the most anxious place in America?
Maura Healey threatens to sue Donald Trump
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